"Scorn Not His Simplicity" is a song written by the Irish musician and songwriter Phil Coulter and performed on his albums Classic Tranquility and The Songs I Love So Well.[1][2]
Phil Coulter's first son was born with Down syndrome,[3][4] and several months later the father wrote the song "Scorn Not His Simplicity" about his experiences with his son's disorder.[5] He first played the song to Luke Kelly. Because of the personal sentiment of the song, Luke Kelly felt that the song should not be sung except for special occasions, and not during every performance.[6][failed verification] The song appears on The Dubliners 1970 LP Revolution.[7]
^Zac Johnson (2001-02-13). "The Songs I Love So Well - Phil Coulter | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
^"Phil Coulter reveals his anguish at son's Down's syndrome". Belfast Telegraph. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^"With Luke Kelly badgering me, I had to write grown-up songs". Irish Independent. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^"Songs from the blood". Independent.ie. 4 March 2001. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
^"Luke Kelly remembered: A force of nature on stage". Irish Examiner. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016. Kelly [...] rarely performed 'Scorn Not His Simplicity' — one of his most famous songs, penned by Phil Coulter about his Down syndrome son — on stage
^Billboard - Google Books. 1971-03-13. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
January 01, 1970
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